Investing in jobs, infrastructure and schools: Meta data centers help our communities thrive
Meta data centers are part of the global infrastructure that brings our technologies and programs to life.
Our global fleet of 31 data centers support Meta technologies — including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, Meta Quest, Ray-Ban Meta glasses and Threads — and makes it possible to connect billions of people worldwide.
Across the United States, 27 Meta data centers are part of this global infrastructure that brings our technologies and programs to life.
Our U.S. data centers make a positive impact on the communities where we operate. In each location, Meta data centers hire locally and support thousands of jobs. We’re proud to be a strong partner with school, nonprofits and local businesses. Meta also invests in locally led efforts to conserve and restore water and supports projects that add new clean and renewable energy to the grid.
~5,600
Total operational jobs supported
across our 27 data centers in the
U.S.
30,000+
Total skilled trade jobs to construct our data centers since 2011
$58M+
In direct giving across more than
2,400 grants to nonprofits and
schools in communities where
we have data centers
Data centers partner with schools, communities
Meta is committed to playing a positive role and investing in the long-term vitality of our data center communities. Part of that commitment includes being a strong partner with local schools, nonprofits and businesses, and helping to address critical community needs through our annual Community Action Grants program and other initiatives. These grants put technology to use for community benefit and improve STEAM education. We also offer programs, like our no-cost digital skills training, that help local small businesses and nonprofits grow their reach.
Our goal is restoring more water than we consume globally in 2030
In communities where we have data centers, we support more than 30 water restoration and conservation projects that put billions of gallons of water back into local watersheds each year. Once all projects are fully implemented, they will restore 1.9 billion gallons of water annually.
Working at a Meta data center
Each data center building requires hundreds of skilled trade jobs. These include construction managers, health and safety specialists, electricians, carpenters and others. Once operational, each data center supports hundreds of jobs, including electrical specialists, network engineers, server technicians, security and more. These team members are critical to keeping our data centers running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Buildings for the future: Infrastructure for AI
Delivering next-generation AI products and services at our scale requires next-generation infrastructure. Our AI-optimized data centers will support our current products while enabling future generations of AI innovation. These data centers will allow for denser server racks to support large-scale AI clusters, along with liquid-cooled AI hardware.
The largest Meta data center yet: Richland Parish
Our Richland Parish Data Center in northeast Louisiana will play a vital role in accelerating AI progress at Meta, delivering over two gigawatts of compute capacity to train future open-source large language models. The 4 million-square-foot campus will support more than 5,000 skilled trade workers at peak construction. Once completed, it will support over 500 operational jobs. Meta is investing more than $10 billion in Louisiana — including over $200 million in roads, water and other local infrastructure improvements, and a $1 million annual contribution to Entergy’s customer assistance program. Meta will match the data center’s electricity use with 100% clean and renewable energy.
Strengthening the grid
We are committed to helping strengthen the grid by supporting the addition of new energy sources and grid modernization. This includes helping pay for new and upgraded grid infrastructure, like substations and transmission lines, that benefit all consumers, and enabling new energy resources to be added to the grid through our agreements with utilities and energy companies, as well as our additional voluntary clean energy purchases. Clean energy projects backed by Meta will add nearly 29 gigawatts to the grid across seven countries and 27 U.S. states, with nearly 12 gigawatts already producing energy. This includes supporting up to 7.7 gigawatts of nuclear energy in the U.S.
Explore all Meta data centers in the U.S.
- Alabama – Huntsville Data Center
- Alabama – Montgomery Data Center
- Arizona – Mesa Data Center
- Georgia – Stanton Springs Data Center
- Idaho – Kuna Data Center
- Illinois – DeKalb Data Center
- Indiana- Jeffersonville Data Center
- Indiana- Lebanon Data Center
- Iowa – Altoona Data Center
- Louisiana – Richland Parish Data Center
- Minnesota – Rosemount Data Center
- Missouri – Kansas City Data Center
- Nebraska – Sarpy Data Center
- New Mexico – Los Lunas Data Center
- North Carolina – Forest City Data Center
- Ohio – Bowling Green Data Center
- Ohio – New Albany Data Center
- Oregon – Prineville Data Center
- South Carolina – Aiken Data Center
- Tennessee – Gallatin Data Center
- Texas – Fort Worth Data Center
- Texas – Temple Data Center
- Utah – Eagle Mountain Data Center
- Virginia – Henrico Data Center
- Wyoming – Cheyenne Data Center
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